by Kevin Dooley, MD | Jan 7, 2019 | News and Information
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, has announced the opening of an IBM Specialty Clinic devoted to inclusion body myositis. The clinic is run by Dr. Conrad “Chris” Weihl, a leading IBM clinician and researcher. Washington University is known... 
by Kevin Dooley, MD | Dec 18, 2018 | News and Information
Cure IBM is delighted to announce that we have been selected to participate in the Million Dollar Bike Ride in Philadelphia, PA, on Saturday, June 8, 2019! Sponsored by the Orphan Disease Center at the University of Pennsylvania, this annual festival brings together... 
by Kevin Dooley, MD | Dec 5, 2018 | News and Information
In sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM), which comes first: inflammation or degeneration? Dr. Christopher Lindberg and his team of researchers in Sweden recently attempted to answer this question. Both of these disease processes are present in the muscles in IBM,... 
by Kevin Dooley, MD | Nov 29, 2018 | News and Information
IB Myositis is a YouTube video channel dedicated to inclusion body myositis. It is produced by Jerry King, who was diagnosed with this muscle disease in 2007. Jerry is now in an advanced stage of IBM, and he uses his experiences to share information and insights with... 
by Kevin Dooley, MD | Nov 5, 2018 | News and Information
How do you know if a muscle disease like inclusion body myositis (IBM) is getting worse? How do you compare one patient to another? How do you decide if a new drug is working to slow the gradually worsening muscle weakness that is typical of this disease? How do you... 